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ESPN analyst Jay BIlas believes Vanderbilt men’s basketball will make it to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.But he doesn’t believe the Commodores will repeat what the Commodores did to Florida in the SEC Tournament semifinals.Bilas predicted every March Madness game and has picked Vanderbilt (26-8), a No. 5 seed in the South Region, to win first- and second-round games before falling to Florida in the Sweet 16.He has the No. 1 seed Gators (26-7) advancing to the Final Four before losing to No. 2 seed Michigan State.Vanderbilt defeated Florida 91-74 in the SEC Tournament semifinals before falling to Arkansas in…
March Madness is here and it’s time to fill out dozens or some people’s cases, hundreds of brackets! After filling out plenty of my own, here are four teams that I think are dark horses to make the Final Four and play the role of the modern day cinderella in the NIL era. All Final Four odds are courtesy of DraftKings.Per KenPom, Louisville ranks 19th in offensive efficiency and 25th in defensive efficiency, one of eight teams to be top 25 in both areas. The Cardinals are 9th in offensive two-point percentage (59.7%) and shot nearly 36% from deep on…
ESPN and The Sporting News have named Shea Ralph National Coach of the Year and Mikayla Blakes a first-team All-AmericanNASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt women’s basketball head coach Shea Ralph was selected as National Coach of the Year by ESPN and The Sporting News, while sophomore guard Mikayla Blakes was named a first-team All-American by both publications.Ralph’s National Coach of the Year honor by ESPN and The Sporting News, and Blakes’ first-team All-America selection mark the third time that the two have received national accolades this postseason. The Athletic also named Ralph its National Coach of the Year, while Blakes was…
Vanderbilt’s Aubrey Galvan plays against Alabama in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.Your comment has been submitted.ReportedThere was a problem reporting this. Log In Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us…
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Vanderbilt basketball will aim to bring its deep SEC tournament run over to March Madness. But McNeese State will be no pushover.Vanderbilt basketball sparked quite the conversations ahead of March Madness. The Commodores looked like they landed a high seed following their deep Southeastern Conference tournament run. But Vanderbilt left fans up in arms over its fifth seed placement before facing McNeese State.Still, Vandy delivers its first consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance since 2015 to 2017. This time Mark Byington leads the Commodores into the 68-team field.The SEC power will aim to carry their momentum to the South Regional, where a…
The Ole Miss Men’s Basketball lost to Vanderbilt in overtime 89-86 at home on Tuesday, March 3 in their penultimate regular-season. First halfThe Rebels started off well with a James Scott dunk and Ilias Kamardine 3-pointer. Malik Dia chucked up a 3-pointer that Vanderbilt answered with a 3-pointer of their own. Vanderbilt kept snatching offensive rebounds and even got a three-on-one possession.Despite this, Ole Miss started the game on a 10-3 run. Ole Miss stuffed many of the Commodores’ layup and dunk attempts at the rim. A Kamardine steal countered an Ole Miss turnover, which led to a fastbreak dunk attempt. Despite…
Shaped by two coaching legends in Pat Summitt and Geno Auriemma, Ralph has Vanderbilt poised to make an NCAA Tournament runShea Ralph’s decision to storm the court during the fourth quarter of Vanderbilt’s quarter-final against Ole Miss last Friday at the SEC Tournament wasn’t premeditated. Ralph, who up to that moment had never been thrown out of a game in her lengthy career, just did what she thought was right in arguing a questionable foul call.“I wasn’t trying to get kicked out,” Ralph told reporters after the game. “I know where I was on the court. But I also think…
Vanderbilt guards Aubrey Galvan (3) and Mikayla Blakes, right, celebrate the teams win after an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. Credit: AP/George Walker IVNASHVILLE, Tenn. — There's a certain vibe on the Vanderbilt campus that's been a long time coming for the Southeastern Conference's smallest and only private university. Winning. Football just turned in the best season in program history led by the Heisman Trophy runner-up. Now the men's and women's basketball programs are rolling into the NCAA Tournament with high expectations for the first time in years.It's contagious and the Commodores…
Fanduel sponsored.As you well know, the #5 vs. #12 matchup has effectively been a toss-up over the years, but with Vanderbilt being quite obviously under-seeded, how will that show up in the opening odds?The Shooty Dores are heavily favored in this one, giving -11.5 points and -750 on the money line. Loosely translated, this means Vegas expects this Vanderbilt team to beat McNeese about 80% of the time.Perhaps the most interesting line is the over/under (150.5), as Vanderbilt has averaged 86.4 points scored and McNeese is right up there at a flat 80. Of course, McNeese hasn’t played many defenses…